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Evesham Abbey was founded by Saint Egwin at Evesham in Worcestershire, England between 700 and 710 following an alleged vision of the Virgin Mary by a swineherd by the name of Eof. [1] According to the monastic history, Evesham came through the Norman Conquest unusually well, because of a quick approach by Abbot Æthelwig to William the ...
Evesham Bell Tower is the freestanding belfry for the town of Evesham, Worcestershire.Originally founded in 1207 by Adam Sortes, [1] the present tower, the fourth to stand on the same site, was founded and built by Clement Lichfield, Abbot of Evesham, as the bell tower for Evesham Abbey in the 16th century. [2]
The following is a list of the monastic houses in Worcestershire, England.. Alien houses are included, as are smaller establishments such as cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks), and also camerae of the military orders of monks (Knights Templar and Knights Hospitaller).
It is also referred to as The Almonry Museum and just The Almonry. It is governed by Evesham Town Council. The focus of the museum is on the history of the town and Vale of Evesham. The museum derives its name from the original use of the building as the almonry of the 14th-century Evesham Abbey The museum opened within this building in 1957. [1]
Evesham Abbey bell tower. Evesham Abbey, which became possibly the third largest in England, [9] was founded by Saint Egwin, the third Bishop of Worcester, in around 701 AD, following the vision of the Virgin Mary to a local swineherd or shepherd named Eof. [10] [11]
The barn was built to hold tithes collected for Evesham Abbey, which was the third largest abbey in England before the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The size of the barn is an indication of the importance of the abbey at this time. [4] Also remaining from the Benedictine Evesham Abbey are two churches, a bell tower, a cloister arch and the ...
Became Bishop of London c. 1016, but retained abbey of Evesham until death [5] 1044 resigned 1058 Mannig (or Wulfmær) [5] Suffered paralysis and resigned 1058; died on epiphany, i.e. 6 January 1066 [5] 1058 died c. 1077 Æthelwig [5] 1077 died 1104 Walter de Cerisy [5] unclear died 1130 Maurice [5] 1130 died or resigned 1149 Reginald Foliot [5]
After Sir Philip Hoby's death in 1558, the abbey site passed to his nephew, Sir Edward Hoby, who decided to commission the town hall as a gift to the town. [3] The new building was designed in the neoclassical style, was built from rubble masonry recovered the ruins of the abbey and was completed in 1586. [4]